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R. N. MOORE.`

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APPLICATION FILED FEB. 26, 1920- A TTOH/VEYS Patented N 0V. 30,' 1920.

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RINALDO N. MOORE, or MITCHELL, IOWA.

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specification of Letters Patent. Patented N0v 30, 1920.

Application filed February l26, 1920. Serial No. 361,420.

on the hoe forming the subject matter' of' United States Letters Patent, No. 1,256,352, granted to me February 12, 1918, the general object of the present invention being to of the ln the provide an improved shield in lieu shield disclosed in the said patent. patented arrangement-a shield is provided rigid with a front U- haped knife and a rear U-shaped knife, and neither of the knives can be adjusted transversely independently of the shield and relatively to the other knife. The present invention is distinguished by various characteristics among which are: (a) It provides an arrangement whereby one knife may be adjusted transversely and is rockable relatively to the other knife and independently of the guard; (o) the guard is so formed with cutting edges and so positioned that Vit constitutes a colter to cut hard ground in advance of the front U-shaped knife; and (c) the-guard although rigid with the front knife nevertheless has a relation to the rear knife in preventing plants from getting in front of and being damaged by the rear knife, whereby it has a guard relation to the rear knife although permitting the relative adjustment of the rear knife.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, it being understood that vthe drawings are merely illustrative of one example of the invention.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the rear part of a wheeled hoe frame having my attachment applied thereto. parts being broken away;

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation with parts of the usual handles broken away;

Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view showing one of my hoe attachments, parts being broken away; j

Fig. 4 is a transverse vertical section on the line 4-4, Fig. 1.

ln the drawings the numeral 10 indicates a known form of hoe frame having wheels 11, a rod 12, and handles 13, the numeral 14 indicating the rear portions of the frame 10. Plates 15 are secured to the frame portions 14 at the under side by bolts 16 and front and rear brackets 17 are carried at the under side of said plate to present downwardly Vdisposed sides 17,y Front bolts 19 andrear bolts 2O secure each plate 15 in position, two of which plates are shown, and also secure the brackets 17. Front and rear l5-shaped knives 18 are secured to the sides 1? by bolts 21 onfwhich the knives may rock to assume different angular positions, the knives being further secured by additional bolts 22 extending through said sides and through arcuate slots 23 in said knives so that the knives may be secured in the adjusted position. The rearv bracket 17 adjustable transversely on the plate 15 bv means'of the bolts 20 which pass through slots 25 in the brackets. The numeral L26 indicates leaf lifters. y

All the elements enumerated are disclosed in the patent above-mentioned and do not of themselves constitute any part of the present invention which resides in .a Vnovel shield 24 constituting a colter for the front knife 18 and aV guard to prevent injury to the plants by the rear knife 18 or by said front knife secured at the'opposed sides of the respective front knives'18. Each shield 24 is in Vthe form of a broad plate lsecured by the front bolts 21, 22 and presenting an area to extend forward of the front knives 18 and extend rearwardly beyond said knives and adjacent to the rear knives 18. Thus, a single shield associated with each front knife constitutes a guard for the trailing rear knife. 'et the same time it will be observed that the form and arrangement of the shields 24'are such that the rear knives are permitted independent adjustment transversely through the medium of bolts 20 and slots 25, and also about their securing bolts 21 without interference by said shield. The shields 24 in addition to their function of preventing injury to the row of plants by the knives and adjacent parts, constitute also vertically disposed colters for the front knives, the lower edges of the shields being sharpened as at 24a, the sharpened edge eX- tending from the heel Of the shield forwardly beyond the front knife 18 with which the shield is associated. The front on the knife edge of the shield is rounded and the cut-VY ting edge 24a extends upwardly following for a limited distance the curvature of the shield at the front. rllhus, the shields intheir character as colters serve to cut through hard ground in advance of the front knives 18. Thereby a single unitary implement associated directly vWith the front knife guards said front knife, guards also the independently adjustable rear knife, and conj claim l. A hoe attachment including front and rear knives, means carrying Vsaid knives and adapted lto be secured to a Wheeled frame, the rear knife being adjustable transversely said means independently of the front and presenting transverse cutting members at the bottom and members extend-V ing upwardly from the cutting members, and a longitudinally extending shield disposed at the inner side of each front knife i@ and extending rearwardly beyond said knife in shielding relation to the rear knife,

said rear knife being independent of said shield.' 1 f 2. A hoe attachment including front and lrear knives 'presenting transverse cutting members at the'bottom and upstanding members, the rear knives being adjustable independently of the front knives; means on `which said upstanding members are carried,

Y dinally alongl the rear knife,

said means being adapted to be secured to a lioe frame, and shields extending longituinner sides of the front knives and terminatingsufficiently near to the rear knives to be independent of the adjustment of the tion thereto to guard against plants being injured by'said rear'knives.

3. A hoe attachment including a front and carried, said means being adapted to be secured to ja hoe fraine,and shields extending longitudinally along the inner' sides of said front knifefand terminatingsuliiciently near to the rearfknife to have shielding relation thereto, vsaid, .rear vknife being Vadjustable independently of said shield and front knife.

4l. A Vhoe attachment including a front knife, a rear knife, means'to secure the same in position on Va hoe, the rear knife adjusta- .ble on said means independently of the front latter but inshi'elding relameans on'which said knives are l knife, and a combined guard'and Vcolter dis Y posed alongside fof saidfrontknifeV and presentinga cutting edge extendingfforward of said front-knife,'the` rearend of said combined guardand colterterininating close to but sliortof'the rear knife to guard against plants being injured by the rearknife While affording clearance space for the independentfuljustment ofsaid rear knife. v

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cluding supporting means adapted to be secured tdt-lie hoe, a knife carried by said supporting ymeans andf adjustable thereon,

andl a guard mounted 'on said supporting means in` f rontlof said knife and terminating at its rear end sufliciently tll of said knife to guard plants from injury by theknife but affordingclearance for the adjustment of said knife V means independentlyof said guard.

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